You’re looking at the first ever split screen in film, then as now used to show simultaneous action. A woman, Lois Weber, devised it for SUSPENSE, screening today 11/25 at 5:00p with live music, along with two more of her unjustly overlooked films. “The career of Lois Weber demonstrates the importance of mentoring between women; entering Gaumont Company as an actress in 1904, Weber was encouraged by the original film director, Alice Guy, to explore directing, producing, and scriptwriting, while Weber mentored female directors at Universal....Weber’s career also demonstrates the importance of precedent: elected to the Motion Picture Directors’ Association and the highest paid director in Hollywood, her success inspired Universal to promote female directors such as Ida May Park,” [whose work you’ll see next week.] — Btchflicks #movies #Detroit #directedbywomen #cinemadetroit #womenfilmmakers #silentfilm #pioneeringwomen #TCMParty